Global Patent Index - EP 3369407 B1

EP 3369407 B1 20200408 - ELASTICISED ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Title (en)

ELASTICISED ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Title (de)

ELASTISCHER SAUGFÄHIGER ARTIKEL

Title (fr)

ARTICLE ABSORBANT ÉLASTIQUE

Publication

EP 3369407 B1 20200408 (EN)

Application

EP 17159249 A 20170303

Priority

EP 17159249 A 20170303

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3369407A1] An absorbent article, preferably an incontinence pant-like diaper, having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, comprising: a chassis including a skin-facing side, a garment-facing side opposite to the skin-facing side, a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region extending between said front and back waist regions; a liquid-absorbent member having front and back ends extending across the crotch region (5) into the front and back waist regions, the liquid-absorbent member including a liquid-absorbing core, the liquid-absorbing core having front and back ends; and an elastic web material contractibly connectable to at least each of the front and back waist regions under tension in the transverse axis, wherein the front and back waist regions comprise front and back waist ends, and are joinable to each other along lateral edges of the front and back waist regions extending along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and wherein, when joined, a waist-opening is formed by the front and back waist ends and a pair of leg-openings are formed by one or more crotch-leg-peripheral-edges and front and back waist-leg-peripheral-edges, and wherein first and second front waist-leg-peripheral-edges extend from a first position proximal to the crotch region to a second position distal therefrom and proximal to a lateral edge of the front waist region, said first and second front waist-leg-peripheral-edges being oppositely disposed from the longitudinal axis and defining a first area therebetween, and wherein first and second back waist-leg-peripheral-edges extend from a first position proximal to the crotch region to a second position distal therefrom and proximal to a lateral edge of the back waist region, said first and second back waist-leg-peripheral-edges being oppositely disposed from the longitudinal axis and defining a second area therebetween, said first and second areas being separated by at least a portion of the crotch region along the longitudinal axis, wherein at least 50% of the total surface area of the chassis comprises said elastic web material, and each of the first and second areas are substantially elastified, and wherein the surface area of the elastified first area is from 3% to 20% of the surface area of the elastified second area, as measured in an extended state.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/496 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 13/49012 (2013.01); A61F 13/496 (2013.01)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Schöpf

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3369407 A1 20180905; EP 3369407 B1 20200408; BE 1025021 A1 20180926; BE 1025021 B1 20181001; EP 3682858 A1 20200722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17159249 A 20170303; BE 201700133 A 20170927; EP 20162783 A 20170303